FMT632 - TRANSLATION of TEXTS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSLATION of TEXTS ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | FMT632 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | - | |||||
| Course language | Other | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Other: Interactive | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zeynep Oral | |||||
| Course objective | This course intends to make students understand the terminology of texts on internatioal relations either in Turkish and French, and translate diplomatic texts. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course introduces students diplomatic translation as field-specific translation. | |||||
| References | CREMONA, Vicky Ann., MALLIA, Helena. 2001. Interpretation and Diplomacy. In: KURBALIJA, Jovan., SLAVIK, Hannah. (ed.): Language and Diplomacy. Malta: DiploProjects, 2001, pp. 301-305. CRONIN, Michael (2002). The Empire Talks Back: Orality, Heteronomy, and the Cultural Turn in Interpretation Studies. In: TYMOCZKO, Maria., GENTZLER, Edwin. (eds.) Translation and Power. Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, pp. 45-62. CROSS, C. « La traduction au sein d?une organisation internationale: témoignages », Traduire [En ligne], 220 | 2009, mis en ligne le 12 novembre 2013, consulté le 09 avril 2017. URL : http://traduire.revues.org/380 ; DOI : 10.4000/traduire.380 GÉMAR, J. C. (1995), Traduire ou l?art d?interpréter : langue, droit et société : élément de jurilinguistique: Sainte-Foy, Presses de l?Université du Québec. GRZEGORCZYK C. (1986),?L?impact de la théorie des actes de langage dans le monde juridique: essai de bilan?, in P. Amselek (éd), 165-194 | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction: What is diplomatic translation? |
| Week 2 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 3 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 4 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 5 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 8 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 9 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 10 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 13 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 14 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 15 | Translating a diplomatic text |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 12 | 10 |
| Presentation | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 18 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 12 | 5 | 60 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 5 | 12 | 60 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 45 | 43 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. S/he has a firm grasp of the cultures of the languages he/she works with and a general knowledge of the world. | X | ||||
| 2. S/he knows her/his working languages to use them in different communication situations. | X | ||||
| 3. S/he uses terminology and specialised field knowledge to translate in his/her field of study. | X | ||||
| 4. S/he a good command of translation approaches. | X | ||||
| 5. S/he has professional knowledge of translation. | X | ||||
| 6. S/he translates the source texts into the target language, considering the needs of the user, the peculiarities of the source texts, the terminology used, the technical language and the register. | X | ||||
| 7. S/he revises the target text according to the content, aim and visual aspects of the source text. | X | ||||
| 8. S/he conducts projects and works harmoniously with the other project members. | X | ||||
| 9. S/he undertakes the necessary research required by the translation process. | X | ||||
| 10. S/he conducts bilingual and multilingual terminology work. | X | ||||
| 11. S/he effectively uses the information and translation technologies. | X | ||||
| 12. S/he recognises different steps/strategies/problems in the process and develops strategies to solve them. | X | ||||
| 13. S/he keeps up with developments in translation and interpreting and to improve their skills. | X | ||||
| 14. S/he has the ability of critical and creative thinking, problem solving and analysis-synthesis-evaluation. | X | ||||
| 15. S/he acts in accordance with the ethical principles of his/her profession. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest